The United Kingdom’s New Retirement Savings Program
A new paper examines the U.K.’s implementation of a bold, new retirement savings program requiring auto enrollment in retirement accounts and employer contributions. So far, the program has expanded coverage to six million workers, and a total of nine million workers are expected to be covered when the program is fully implemented.
The United Kingdom’s New Retirement Savings Program, the first detailed analysis for an American audience reporting on the progress of the U.K.’s retirement policy initiative, starts by discussing the goals of the new savings program. It then describes the phase in of the program, the requirement for auto enrollment, and the required level of contributions. Next, the paper discusses the NEST program and describes its various features with a focus on its default investment option. The paper concludes with comments about the phase in of higher contribution rates and how that may affect future opt out rates.
Lessons for Private Sector Retirement Security from Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands
This report assesses the level of security and risk provided by each country’s retirement system through the layers of income replacement provided by government, employer, and individual programs.
Florida’s Property Tax Initiative and the Unexpected Connection to Retirement Security
Property-tax relief could help homeowners facing rising costs—but what could it mean for the services they rely on and the retirement benefits of the public employees who provide them?
Recorded before a live audience at the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association conference, this Special Edition of Retirement in America examines Florida’s proposed property-tax changes, known as Amendment 3. The conversation looks beyond next year’s tax bill to consider how reduced revenues could affect staffing, emergency response, infrastructure, local control and public pension funding over time.
Watch this Special Edition Episode, Florida’s Property Tax Initiative and the Unexpected Connection to Retirement Security, below.
Workforce Turnover and Retention in the Public Sector: Insights from Public Pension Plans
This report examines how retention changes over public employees’ careers and varies across public workforces and retirement systems. The analysis draws on actuarial turnover assumptions and other information collected from 136 state-administered public pension plans representing 203 plan-employee groups and 12.8 million active members.
